waver

waver
wa|ver [ˈweıvə US -ər] v [I]
[Date: 1300-1400; : Old Norse; Origin: vafra]
1.) to become weaker or less certain
Her voice wavered uncertainly.
The students' attention did not waver .
waver in
Harris never wavered in his loyalty.
waver from
We were determined not to waver from our goals.
2.) to not make a decision because you have doubts
Shareholders who were wavering met the directors.
waver between sth and sth
The party wavered between free trade and protectionism.
3.) to move gently in several different directions
The candle flame wavered, throwing shadows on the wall.

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  • Waver — Wa ver, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wavered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wavering}.] [OE. waveren, from AS. w[ae]fre wavering, restless. See {Wave}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. To play or move to and fro; to move one way and the other; hence, to totter; to reel; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Waver — Wa ver, n. [From {Wave}, or {Waver}, v.] A sapling left standing in a fallen wood. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • waver — (v.) late 13c., weyveren, to show indecision, probably related to O.E. wæfre restless, wavering, from P.Gmc. *wæbraz (Cf. M.H.G. wabern to waver, O.N. vafra to hover about ), a frequentative form from the root of WAVE (Cf. wave) (v.). Related:… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Waver — bezeichnet: einen Anhänger der Wave Szene, einer Musik und Jugendbewegung im Surfsport den Wellenreiter, auch Wave Rider genannt ein vibratorähnliches Sexspielzeug, dessen Durchmesser sich wellenartig verändert den niederländischen Namen der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • waver — index alternate (fluctuate), beat (pulsate), doubt (hesitate), fluctuate, hesitate, misdoubt, oscill …   Law dictionary

  • waver — vb 1 fluctuate, oscillate, pendulate, vibrate, *swing, sway, undulate Analogous words: flicker, flutter, hover, *flit, flitter: quiver, quaver, tremble, *shake 2 falter, *hesitate, vacillate Analogous words: balk, bogg …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • waver — [v] shift back and forth; be indecisive be irresolute, be unable to decide*, blow hot and cold*, change, deliberate, dilly dally*, dither, falter, flicker, fluctuate, halt, hedge, hem and haw*, hesitate, oscillate, palter, pause, pussyfoot… …   New thesaurus

  • waver — ► VERB 1) move quiveringly; flicker. 2) begin to weaken; falter. 3) be indecisive. DERIVATIVES waverer noun wavery adjective. ORIGIN Old Norse, flicker …   English terms dictionary

  • waver — [wā′vər] vi. [ME waveren, freq. of waven, to WAVE] 1. to swing or sway to and fro; flutter 2. to show doubt or indecision; find it hard, or be unable, to decide; vacillate 3. to become unsteady; begin to give way; falter 4. to tremble; quaver:… …   English World dictionary

  • Waver — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Bataille 2 Hydronyme 3 Toponyme …   Wikipédia en Français

  • waver — UK [ˈweɪvə(r)] / US [ˈweɪvər] verb [intransitive] Word forms waver : present tense I/you/we/they waver he/she/it wavers present participle wavering past tense wavered past participle wavered 1) if a person wavers, they are not certain about what… …   English dictionary

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